Rajah & Tann Asia has a substantial presence in Singapore restructuring and insolvency, landing key roles in most of the large matters that centre on the jurisdiction. The firm fields a large team of restructuring and insolvency specialists, covering both contentious and non-contentious disciplines. The group has demonstrated leading expertise in areas such as financial services and technology, including cryptocurrency restructurings and insolvencies, and advised on the first just and equitable winding up of a registered business trust structure in Singapore. The team remains further noted for its experience in the oil and gas and shipping sectors, along with commodities, consumer goods, energy, healthcare and property. Sheila Ng, noted for major fraud and insolvencies in the region, is the new head of the restructuring and insolvency team, which includes the acclaimed Lee Eng Beng, SC and Chua Beng Chye, who remains extremely active in large-scale matters. Raelene Pereira and Wilson Zhu are also increasingly prominent in the market.
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Testimonials
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‘Deep bench strength across all restructuring and insolvency related areas, brilliant advice at a decent price.'
‘The level of service and individual attention is fantastic. The guys at R&T are also highly relatable, easy and fun to work with which is the icing on the cake.'
'Cherie Tan is extremely responsive, knowledgeable and user-friendly.'
Key clients
- Korea Culture Promotion Inc
- Dasin Retail Trust Management Pte. Ltd.
- Zettai Pte Ltd
- Shanghai Huaxin Group
- SAM Trade group
- Farooq Mann
- Hodlnaut Pte. Ltd.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- RSM Corporate Advisory
- Manulife
- Coca-Cola Sabco
- Agritrade International
Work highlights
Represented a major creditor, Korea Culture Promotion, in a $1.07bn winding up application against ecommerce company Qoo10 and its Korean subsidiaries.
Acted for a trustee manager in applying for a moratorium to support a restructuring of liabilities of the business trust involving the Dasin Group.
Advised on the restructuring of India's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, WazirX.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Sheila Ng
Other key lawyers
Lee Eng Beng, SC; Chua Beng Chye; Raelene Pereira; Wilson Zhu

